Coasting toy



April 28, 1925.

H. R. FRI-:VERT

COASTING ToY` Fild'sbt. 24, 1924 za f Patented Apr. 28, 1925.

PATENT OFFICE.

HOWARD R. PREVERT, OF PORTLAND, OIE'tEGrON.`

COASTING TOY.

Application led September 24, 1924. Serial No. 739,614.

T 0 all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, HOWARD R. Fnnvnnr, a. citizen of the United States, and a resident of Portland, in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregon, have invented a new and useful @casting Toy, of which the following' is a specification.

yllhis invention relates generally to the toy making art and particularly to devices for coasting with roller skates.

lin object of my invention is to provide an exceedingly simple and eflicient coasting` device to be used in conjunction with ordinary roller skates in coastingdown hills, or when drawn by other skaters7 bicycle riders7 etc.

A. second object is to so construct the device that the part of same which bears a portion of the riders weight on his limbs will automatically adjust themselves to the surface of his legs just above his knees.

l accomplish these results in the manner set forth in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of my device showing` the position of the rider while coasting. Figure 2 is a plan of Figure 1. Figure 3 is an enlarged side elevation of the low-r end of the frame of which Figure L is a section taken along; the line 1w-4 in Figure 3.

Similar numbers of reference refer to the same parts throughout the several views.

Referring in detail to the drawing, l have illustrated my device in its preferred form as consisting of a pole or frame member 10, preferably slightly tapering toward its upper end. The lower end, which is the wider, i-s provided with a slot 11 forming a fork which is adapted to receive a wheel 12 provided with a metal bushing 13 and mounted on an axle consisting` of a bolt 14E. A washer 15 is placed on either side of the wheel 1 2. Sheet metal clips 16 are bent around the three sides and the end of each of the forked members 17 'of the frame 10.

About midway along the length of the frame 10 is secured a seat 18 which is held firmly in position by means of the brace 19. Near the upper end of the frame is placed a round handle member 20. Between the handle 2O and the seat 18 are placed the frame supporting arms 21, which are mounted on the shaft 22 which can rotate in the frame 10 and spaced from the frame 10 by washers 23. The arms 21 are preferably fastened to the shaft 22 by means of the brads 24. In Figure 1 it will be seen that the arms 21 reston the upper side of the leg; 25 just above the knee 26.

In operation the user coasts down hill by. sitting on the seat 18 and letting the arms 21 rest on his knees while his roller skates 2T engage the ground.

It will be observed that the under faces of the arms 21 will adapt themselves to the surface of the limbs on which they rest.

Various toys of this nature have been con` structed in the past in which the skater sits on a pole provided. with a roller at its ground-engaging side and supports the forward end of the pole in various manners; I therefore do not intend to cover such devices broadly but only within the limits set forth in the following claims.

1 claim:

1. In a coasting device, the combination of a longitudinal frame having a fork formed at one end with a wheel mounted in said fork; a seat rigidly mounted on said frame near its middle; and a. pair of ro` tatable flat arms projecting from the side of said frame adapted to rest upon the legs of a rider while sitting on said seat astride said pole. j

2. In a coasting device, the combination of a tapering longitudinal frame member hav` ing a forked wide end; a wheel mounted in said fork; a seat rigidly mounted on said polo at an angle thereto; a flat rotatable legengaging arm mounted on each side of said frame between its narrow end and said seat; and handle means on said frame for manipulating` said device.

HOWARD R. FREVERT. 

